The State of Collegiate Sports & Basketball S&C | Q&A w ZACK ZILLNER | Ep. 132

Check out Zack on socials! @zack_zillner

Use code "coachemup10" for 10% off EVERYTHING at https://eleiko.com/coachemup Head over to https://ovrperformance.com/coachemup and get $25 off Grab a Subscriber tee at https://www.dripthatdelivers.com

Tim Riley and Zack Zillner are back in the Austin studio for a full Q&A episode covering strength and conditioning coach salary debates, NCAA 20-hour rule logistics, shin splints, eccentric quasi-isometrics, AI in programming, NIL culture, and whether Tim could survive a bear fight.

Zack breaks down the operational reality of the NCAA 8-hour off-season rule and the full 20-hour in-season window, and explains why sport skill execution will always beat weight room numbers when practice time is limited. Tim reflects on private sector coaching ethics: when an athlete is already buried under school practices, an extra meal often does more than another squat session.

Q&A covers how to build work capacity, why eccentric quasi-isometrics are mostly social media noise, meathead hypertrophy as connective tissue insurance, sleep tracking anxiety and its effect on athletic performance, in-person coaching requirements before going online, AI tools like Relay for programming templates, NIL and transfer portal impact on athlete work ethic, low-tech athlete monitoring tools, and bucket list podcast guests.

Don't forget to subscribe!

Produced by Q6 Media https://q6.media

00:00:00 - Bear Fight Cold Open 00:00:32 - Happy Birthday Zack! 00:03:14 - NCAA 20-Hour Rule Breakdown 00:07:29 - Weight Room vs. Court Time Tug-of-War 00:14:05 - Private Sector Coaching 00:18:05 - Strength and Conditioning Coach Salary Debate 00:37:52 - In-Person Coaching Before Online Coaching 00:44:30 - Managing Shin Splints in Sprint Training 00:47:16 - Debunking Eccentric Quasi-Isometrics 00:51:10 - Meathead Hypertrophy vs. Sport-Specific Training 00:53:37 - How to Find Your Coaching Style 00:57:00 - How to Build Work Capacity 00:58:19 - Sleep Tracking Anxiety and Athletic Performance 01:02:20 - Bucket List Podcast Guests 01:08:04 - Advice for International Coaches Interning in the U.S. 01:09:42 - Biggest Challenges in Basketball Strength and Conditioning 01:12:43 - AI for Strength and Conditioning Programming 01:17:36 - NIL and Transfer Portal Impact on Athlete Work Ethic 01:23:08 - Low-Tech Athlete Monitoring Tools 01:27:07 - Bear Fight Simulation

#CoachEmUp #StrengthAndConditioningCoach #StrengthCoachPodcast #AthleticPerformance #CollegiateStrengthCoach #NILAthletes #SportScience #StrengthCoaching #Podcast #ZachEvenEsh